The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-16
TOWN AND COUNTRY,
LOCAL LAcONcs PIcgED UP HERE AMI
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.
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Summer visitors will soon be perma-
nently located for the season.
Yes. everyhody-whO CAMS going on
the big excursion to Norfolk July 18th.
Have you listed your taxes? If not, do
90 at once. You will save time and money
by it.
Several other important building enter
priscs are on foot and still the good work
goes on.
George Jordan's ice cream parlor in the
rear part Of ". T. Cheatham & Cos drug
store, is popular resort these warm days.
The weather is now all we would have
if, fright. breezy and high-tOned-an i'm
provcment on what it was few days ago.
The teachers meeting at MOrehead City
attracted many persons from Oxford and
Henderson this week. Quite large party
left Tuesday morning.
One of our exchanges offers the sug-
gestion that June is the proper month III
which to turn over new leaf. All the
commandments are III June.
\ perfect day is the offspring of June,
and we have had 'em of late to suit almost
any idea of what constitutes perfection Ill
day-bright, cloudy, warm, cool and me-
dium.
An exchange says an Ohio editor has in
vented an Internal machine which he
places in an envelope and sends to those
who refuse" the paper after five years
trial, without having paid for it.
4 necktie and apron party is the next
thing in the line of entertainments. AT
BurweII Hall next "Wednesday evening.
Something new and enjoyable and large
crowd will be in attendance doubtless.
The editor of Roses Toothptck has
evidently been studying the human
nature of the mule. He says : Money
may make the mare 90, but it takes three
darkes and yoke of oxen to stir a mule.
Without intending in the least to dis
parage the power of the pulpit. the Ger
1aantOOon independent says good advertise
ment, we'll displayed in the local paper,
will reach more hearts and pocket-books
than a wildly sermon.
There should be calm for the wounded
feelings of those who are sufferers from
unrequited love, in the comforting aSsur-
ance of Washington Irving, who says:
Love is never lost. If not reciprOcated
it will flow back and soften and purify the
heart.
We believe it is generally reported that
the farmers Of this section have used less
commercial fertilizers this year than for
merly; and while they reduced their cotton
cod hi,
grain crops. This is a good Indication and
bespeaks better times in the future.
If you want to sell anything, want to
buy anything want to rent house, want
to recover anything that is lost, advertise
in the GOLD LEAF. 1t will pay you, and
is much cheaper than Flooding along with
out the aid of printers ink and worrying
your life out about the ills you need not
know Of
We are now prepared to show many new
and attractive faces of type for use in our
advertising columns. The best way to get
lis t. bring them out (and we are somewhat
proud Of the excellent manner in which
our establishment is now equipped, and
consequently DESTROYS to show what we
havc) is to bring your advertisements in.
The Greensboro Southern Tobacco Jour-
nal. after thorough investigation, puts the
estimate OF the North Carolina tobacco
crop, an average of 60 per cent And after
interviewing all the leading manufacturers
of the State, says that they " are working
on full time and in fair spirits" That
while we may not expect any great jump
in the business, yet 1--WE may confidently
look for better days ahead"
The Progressive Farmer says of the out
look among the farmers of the State: Fine
weather, fine seasons, fine work, fine crops
and a splendid outlook for our farmers
generally. All over the State the meas
ured stroke of the scythe and the musical
clicking of the reaper are heard as the
farmers eioice in the harvesting OF as fine
wheat crop as has bleSt them for many a
year"
\ capital paper is the Germantown, Pa,
Independent. In point of size, topographic
makeup and excellence of reading matter
as we'll as quantity of the same, it is a jour
nalistic pink of perfection. The only Oh
lection we have to it is, that it makes us
dissatisfied with our own humble sheet
when we have taken up and looked over a
copy of the Independent. 1t has splendid
outfit and McCann u Savage are just thu
newspaper men to use it to best advantage
According to the Danbury Reporter thu
clouds of adversely that have hung like
pail over the good people of Stokes county
are being dispelled by the bright sunshin,
of hope and prosperity in the future. l
SAWS:
Our people are safe now huckleberrie
are getting ripe the great trouble however
Is q scarcity of bells with which to bel
our hratS SO that we can find them wheI
it begins to get dark.
The secret of the sudden change in tin
weather few days ago producing a de
cidedly chilly feeling of the atmosphere
is accounted for by the fact that there ha
recently been snow upon the Blue Ridg
mountains in Virginia. The papers tell IL
the Peaks of Otter, near Lynchburg, ar
snow capped. and being plainly visible
from the city. the lofty peaks robed in the
spotlesS garment that winter alone shoul'
wear, present pretty picture to the view
The average offender brought before act
ing Mayor PerSse Nay expect little sym
pathy at his hands. He has little toler
alton for wiIful violators of the law ant
in this he is right. There is but one wa,
to suppress lawlessness, drunkenness, an,
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